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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Bereaved parents say review into student suicides in England is ‘slap in the face’

Natasha Abrahart, who took her own life in 2018 while studying at the University of Bristol.
Natasha Abrahart, who took her own life in 2018 while studying at the University of Bristol. Photograph: Family handout/PA

Bereaved parents whose children have killed themselves while at university have criticised the government’s planned review of student suicides in England, describing it as “a slap in the face” for families.

The higher education minister, Robert Halfon, announced the national review earlier this year amid mounting concern over student mental health and a series of suicides that attracted widespread coverage in the media.

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